The Devil's Teardrop - Jeffery Deaver

This Deaver bloke is a bit of a psycho! Having read a couple of his books, you get a real feel for this author's mind, and, well, I'd not want to bump into him in a dark alley! Scary bloke. The Devil's teardrop centres round an ex-FBI documents agent. He's called in to help with a New Year's Eve case with a "pay or my accomplice shoots the public at regular times" threat. Except that the ransomer is killed, leaving the shooter loose. You see, unless he hears from the ransomer, he keeps killing! In addition, the killer, all we are told is he’s “The Digger” and that he is not a particularly sharp person. ...

Let me start with the negative. This story line towards the end falters slighty as it becomes a tad unbelievable. It seems as if he struggled a little in ending the story. Fortunately though, the one negative is out-weighed by the positives. Deaver has created another page turner of twists and turns. This time pitting retired FBI document examiner Parker Kincaid against a maniacal killer who's been unleashed on Washington DC on the eve of the new millenium. The madman, who conrols the killer and has set deadlines for ransom money, has been accidentally killed. Now Parker, teamed with a combined force of FBI and DC police, sets off to battle the ...

This book just flows...... Many plot twists and the villan of the piece is not revealed right up until the end....unusual nowadays! The story begins with the mass slaying in a metro station, then a note is left at the mayors office saying it will happen again at 4, 8, and at midnight, the entrance to the new millenium, unless the ransom is paid. The FBI have a problem though, the man who delivered the note is killed in a hit and run. They now have no leads and no way to contact the killer to tell him to stop. The leads come from the note when Parker, an ex-agent is brought in to consult. I will say no more of the ...